Sherri Shepherd’s “Penis” Answer On ‘Celebrity Family Feud’ Left Steve Harvey Speechless

Watching celebrities give bizarre answers on Celebrity Family Feud is half the show’s fun, but last night, things got extra weird when Sherri Shepherd battled Ian Ziering for the crown. During the first game of the show — and during the very first question, no less — Shepherd left host Steve Harvey speechless when she gave the world’s most ridiculous (and disturbing?) answer. We’re not sure what’s more shocking: Shepherd’s response, or the fact that, by this point, Harvey hasn’t become immune to his guests’ off-base responses.

Shepherd’s episode of Celebrity Family Feud started off with a typical innocent-yet-funny question. “Name something a lady cop might do to her husband in the bedroom,” said Harvey. Seems obvious enough, right? Handcuffs, role playing, and Miranda Rights all seem like things that would end up on the board, so when Shepherd slammed on the buzzer immediately after Harvey read the question, it seemed like she’d go down that road.

But that is not what happened. Instead, Shepherd yelled “Cut his penis off!” and smiled as if that were a totally legitimate answer. The Shepherds and the crowd cheered, but Harvey didn’t feel the same: he went totally silent and stared at Shepherd with a look of utter fear on his face. Clearly, Steve Harvey isn’t going into Sherri Shepherd’s bedroom any time soon.

When Harvey finally recovered, he didn’t quite know what to say. “Sherri, listen to me. This thing we’re doing, this is a game show. This isn’t therapy. You’re not supposed to be up here to get out your innermost thoughts,” said Harvey. The audience went wild. “I just thought that most of America would feel that way if they’ve been through… something,” said Shepherd. That didn’t seem to reassure Shepherd’s male counterparts, especially Ziering, who smiled awkwardly as he (we have to imagine) stood there thinking about his penis being cut off.

In a totally unsurprising twist, “Cut his penis off” isn’t a popular response among Americans. Shepherd didn’t get any points for her guess, and Ziering countered with “Cuff him,” which was — shockingly — the most common response. Shepherd may not have scored any points for her “Penis” answer, but it was definitely worth it to see the look on Steve Harvey’s face. Sometimes, making art requires sacrifices.

Watch Shepherd’s hilarious “Penis” answer above.